I, for one, welcome our new cold, mechanical, and positively adorable overlords.
FEDRO News Ticker: Robot archaeologist reveals ancient secrets --
Robots only 'years away' from Shakespeare --
Hospital hires robot surgeon --
Robot teacher saw you pass that note --
Robots train for World Cup --
Victory for robots in the workplace --
Robots on guard along coasts --
Robot masters ancient art form over lunchEstablished 12.04YC113 under articles of incorporation compliant with the terms of the Secure Commerce Commission (SCC) and Directive Enforcement Department (DED), Federal Robotics is a capsuleer-chartered corporation recognized by CONCORD. FEDRO was founded with start-up capital and a small corporate legal team provided by the Aliastra [A] corporation. The company remains affiliated to its parent megacorp, co-locating the FEDRO headquarters office with Aliastra's in the Alillere system, although officially it enjoys a legally non-affiliated international status as a capsuleer corporation. Shortly after its founding, the company launched its first operations in Gallente Federation space.
FEDRO Business ModelFederal Robotics is built on a vertically self-sufficient production model, meaning that all steps in the production cycle from resource exploration and extraction through blueprint development and refinement to supply chain logistics and customer support are incorporated into the company. After somewhat higher initial outlays, uninterrupted control over inputs at each level of the production cycle means that operating overhead is kept low while output, innovation, and market flexibility can be consistently high.
As a capsuleer corporation, FEDRO is naturally interstellar in reach, but it also crosses the transorbital boundary to integrate planetary resources into space-based operations thanks to the easing of development restrictions on capsuleer enterprises across New Eden in mid-YC112. Employing sustainable extraction techniques, Federal Robotics intends to tap these resources, particularly on previously underutilized "virgin" worlds like many of those found in the Syndicate and Outer Ring regions.
((FEDRO is an immersionist roleplay corporation built on the concept of a for-profit consortium of industrialist capsuleers. It is not explicitly involved in cluster politics outside of those that affect its bottom line, but the corporation intends to live and work in and around Gallente space and thus is most likely to be economically and politically affiliated with the Federation and the pilots who live there. Capsuleers of all races and backgrounds are of course welcome within its ranks.))
FEDRO GoalsFederal Robotics strives toward the long-term goal of becoming a cluster-wide industry leader in the development and manufacture of safe, reliable, and highly-advanced artificially intelligent machinery and computing devices for a wide range of applications from multi-use recyclable nanite pastes to cutting-edge drone swarm command and control firmware to the latest in domestic robotics. The first steps on that path lie in developing cost-effective supply chains for the production of industrial and combat drone units, designing and prototyping a debut line of drone models and nanotechnology applications, and integrating gravity well resource gathering infrastructure with space-based manufacturing.
FEDRO OrganizationFederal Robotics is a privately-held company led by a Senior Executive Team consisting of the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Technical Officer (CTO), and directed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Each senior executive position oversees a separate division of the company. The COO oversees the Production Division, the CFO oversees the Marketing Division, and the CTO oversees the Innovation Division. FEDRO is headquartered in the Alillere system.
((Federal Robotics is currently looking for innovative, enterprising, and energetic capsuleer industrialists, scientists, and explorers living in or near Federation space (or willing to move) to help with its research and manufacturing operations. Maturity, humor, and a team-first attitude are a must. If you are interested in talking about available positions with the company, please contact CEO Lilen enDama by NeoCom or join our in-character public chat channel: “Three Laws”.))
The DirectorshipChief Executive Officer Lilen en DamaA native of Intaki Prime, FEDRO founder and chief executive Lilen en Dama studied interplanetary economics at Caille University and began her capsuleer career with the Ophidian Corporation [OPHC], a biotech R&D and medical services firm based in the Intaki system. When OPHC was acquired by retail giant Aliastra, en Dama oversaw the quick and efficient liquidation of company assets and the reorganization of Ophidian planetside operations into a now-profitable local pharmaceutical business. Looking to invest in the lucrative drone and AI industry via the capsuleer market, Aliastra chose en Dama to lead their latest venture in YC113.Chief Operating Officer Sakuma OgunuchiThe Partnership